{"id":988119,"date":"2026-08-08T03:22:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T03:22:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/988119\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T03:22:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T03:22:17","slug":"live-updates-latest-from-israel-iran-and-middle-east-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/988119\/","title":{"rendered":"Live Updates: Latest from Israel, Iran, and Middle East"},"content":{"rendered":"

Live Updates: Latest from Israel, Iran, and Middle East | The Jerusalem PostIDF gives all-clear after cut found in Kibbutz fence \u2022 Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan ready to sign new defense pact \u2022 Reported Houthi attack kills two, injures 14 in displaced persons campFollow us on Google<\/strong><\/a>\"IsraeliIsraeli soldiers are seen inside southern Lebanon as seen from the Israeli side of the border, August 6, 2026.(photo credit: AYAL MARGOLIN\/FLASH90)<\/p>\n

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Cut discovered in Kibbutz Zikim fence, IDF says no threat detected following searchFollowing the discovery of the cut, Kibbutz Zikim informed residents that military forces and security teams would conduct searches of the streets, according to Walla.ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF<\/a>\"Enlarge\"\"TheThe Israeli army near the border fence with Gaza, southern Israel. February 09, 2026.(photo credit: Tsafrir Abayov\/Flash90)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

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IDF carries out \u2018normal\u2019 artillery fire in southern Lebanon ByAMIR BOHBOT<\/a><\/p>\n

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IDF chose to not disclose Hezbollah ceasefire violation – reportByJERUSALEM POST STAFF<\/a><\/p>\n

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Iran leadership to approve Strait of Hormuz deal shortly – reportByJERUSALEM POST STAFF<\/a><\/p>\n

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Iraqi PM, Saudi intelligence chief discuss regional securityByREUTERS<\/p>\n

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Houthi attack kills two, injures 14 in displaced persons camp – reportByJERUSALEM POST STAFF<\/a>, WALLA<\/p>\n

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Iran says Oman shipping deal does not guarantee Strait of Hormuz reopeningByJERUSALEM POST STAFF<\/a><\/p>\n

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Trump says Strait of Hormuz is ‘sort of open right now,’ believes Iran ‘can’t go much longer’On Wednesday, the White House refuted reports that Trump and US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had argued about a lack of munitions in the wake of the war with Iran.ByIDAN KWELLER<\/a>\"Enlarge\"\"USUS President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth participate in a cabinet meeting at Camp David in Thurmont, Maryland, US, July 31, 2026.(photo credit: REUTERS\/Daniel Heuer)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Live Updates: Latest from Israel, Iran, and Middle East | The Jerusalem PostIDF gives all-clear after cut found…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":988120,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2],"tags":[372,69,270392,21203,83,6089,5241,99,38339,3097,269500,50,266321,267078,9258,271,5503,13193],"class_list":["post-988119","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","tag-benjamin-netanyahu","tag-donald-trump","tag-gulf-cooperation-council","tag-houthi","tag-iran","tag-iran-israel-war","tag-irgc","tag-israel","tag-memorandum-of-understanding","tag-middle-east","tag-mojtaba-khamenei","tag-news","tag-operation-epic-fury","tag-operation-lions-roar","tag-red-sea","tag-saudi-arabia","tag-strait-of-hormuz","tag-yemen"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/117057747567511257","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/988119","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=988119"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/988119\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/988120"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=988119"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=988119"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=988119"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}